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Nicole Phelps, wife of Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps, is opening up and sharing her journey as the partner of someone who battles depression and suicidal ideation.more

The UK has recorded another 48,682 coronavirus cases and 1,248 deaths. It takes the total number of deaths within 28 days of a positive COVID-19 test to 86,015, which is the fifth-highest fatality count worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins University.more

The second year of the Covid-19 pandemic may be more difficult than the first given how the coronavirus spreads, especially in the northern hemisphere, where more infectious variants are circulating, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. more

The surge in Covid hospital cases has left key hospital services in England in crisis, doctors are warning. NHS data showed A&Es were facing rising delays admitting extremely sick patients on to wards. Meanwhile, the total number of people facing year-long waits for routine treatments is now more than 100 times higher than it was before the pandemic.more

Nearly half of intensive care staff reported symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, severe depression or anxiety, according to research that led experts to say NHS workers are “suffering more than combat troops”.more

Some High Street pharmacies in England will start vaccinating people from priority groups on Thursday, with 200 providing jabs in the next two weeks.more

People who have had COVID-19 are highly likely to have immunity to it for at least five months, but there is evidence that those with antibodies may still be able to carry and spread the virus, a study of British healthcare workers has found.more

More than half of people who previously experienced depressive or anxiety disorders experienced a deterioration in their mental health as a result of the pandemic, according to research conducted by an international team, which included, among others, Poland - informs the Nencki Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences. more

The Danish government yesterday announced an extension to February 7 amid an "extremely worrying" increase in cases of the British coronavirus strain. Those who meet at work are asked to undergo testing once a week.more

On January 15, registration for vaccinations for people 80+ will start and an application form for everyone over 18 years of age, and from January 22, registration for people 70+ will start, and from January 25, vaccinations for these people at 5994 vaccination points - according to information published by Chancellery of the Prime Minister.more

Covid vaccinations will be offered 24 hours a day, seven days a week as soon as supply allows, Boris Johnson says. The prime minister said the plan was to extend opening hours of vaccination centres - at the moment, most sites run from 08:00 to 22:00.more

Portugal's unicameral parliament, the Assembleia da República, extended the state of emergency from November until 30 January due to the escalating coronavirus outbreak. more

The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg has again refused to accept the complaint submitted by the family of a Polish citizen living in England, who remains in a coma, his relatives said yesterday. This allows the hospital to switch off his life support.more

A woman who visited hospitals to expose what she falsely claimed were empty hospitals during the coronavirus pandemic has been fined £200 for breaking COVID regulations.more

A new potentially life-saving inhaler-based treatment which is hoped will protect COVID-19 patients from developing severe illness has begun a major trial at UK hospitals.more

A further 1,564 people have died in the UK within 28 days of a positive Covid test - the biggest figure reported in a single day since the pandemic began. It brings the total number of deaths by that measure to 84,767.more

England's health care system may move patients into hotels to ease pressure on hospitals struggling to handle rising COVID-19 admissions.more

UK residents can apply for a Global Health Insurance Card (GHIC) to access emergency medical care in the EU when their current EHIC card runs out. more

Eve Branson, the 96-year-old mother of billionaire Richard Branson, has died from COVID-19.more

Another 1,243 people have died with coronavirus in the UK, in the second highest death toll reported since the pandemic began. more

The Government has announced tightened controls on travel into the Republic amid the Covid-19 pandemic, extending pre-departure testing to all countries.more

Along with the epidemic in 2020, indicators of public sentiment, assessments and forecasts of the economic situation worsened. In evaluations of the political situation, as in previous years, dissatisfaction was expressed more strongly than satisfaction, according to the latest CBOS survey.more

An eye health charity is recommending people learn the "20-20-20" rule to protect their sight, as lockdown has increased people's time using screens.more

The Prime Minister has been urged to increase social distancing to three metres as coronavirus cases continue to soar across the UK.more

Currently, it is not possible to confirm the finding of the British variant of COVID-19 in Poland, but it is difficult to assume that it has not yet arrived in our country - admitted Minister of Health Adam Niedzielski yesterday. He informed that in Poland there was the so-called Czech variant of the coronavirus and added that one should not expect a quick relaxation of the restrictions.more